A plan that not only expanded the music curriculum, but also brought classroom teachers and music specialists together. (Editor)

In order to move beyond legal compliance to real equality of opportunity, every educational leader must develop some systematic means of extending his or her personal knowledge and skills with respect to Title IX. Provides a check list for self evaluation of educational leaders and a guide for developing an implementation plan for Title IX.…

Articulated reading programs are critical toward promoting reading attainment. What constitutes the program components to be articulated is an essential question for consideration in the attainment of that goal. Suggests the factors necessary to develop well-articulated reading programs. (Author/RK)

Describes reasons for doing a needs assessment, proper procedure for completing a needs assessment, and what should be done after a needs assessment is completed. (RK)

Answers to the questions of (1) whether more middle management programs in distributive education should be developed, (2) what specialized programs in distributive education should be developed and implemented in Nebraska's postsecondary schools, and (3) in what order they should be developed and implemented are suggested in the study. (Author)

Discusses major potential trends in rehabilitation (identified through informal interviews with 94 individuals representing various organizations, progessions, or programs) e.g., services for the severely handicapped, return to the vocational emphasis, increased interagency cooperation, and consumer involvement. Modification of programs as a…

This discussion of educational changes needed for conversion to the metric system includes ways in which the local curriculum committee can efficiently facilitate the changeover in teaching and in materials. (TA)

The author discusses the need to select, assign, train, and develop people on the basis of the life stages in which they find themselves, holding that management development should take into account the psychology of leadership. (LAS)

In providing options for reading learning experiences (such as discovery spots) concentration should be on (1) opportunities for frequent teacher-student contacts, (2) grouping flexibility, (3) opportunities for group planning by teachers jointly responsible for reading program development. (MB)

Notes that programs to insure the elderly's community or social participation in the later years must be designed with the input of elderly and retired citizens. (Author/AM)

Administrators, who assess others, cannot themselves be immune from assessment. A plan for administrator assessment is offered. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the University of Wyoming's program in which practice teachers are placed with handicapped students; explains how students, trainees, and public school teachers can benefit from such a program. (SH)

Addresses those individuals who seek to know, in nontechnical terms, what affirmative action is, how to develop an effective affirmative action program and how an effective affirmative action program can benefit the employment organization. (Author)

The development and implementation of a physical education program adapted to the needs of severely physically disabled students attending the University of Arizona (Tucson) is described. (TA)

Discusses the history and proliferation of programs for study in Spain. The content, location, length and objectives of these courses are various. Choice of a director with the ability to plan and administer a program effectively is crucial. Quality of programs and teaching must be improved. (Text is in Spanish.) (CHK)